tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2725342624231517088.post240521258342637957..comments2023-10-30T15:13:22.680+00:00Comments on Strictly Writing: Slow DownDThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11803989273524731892noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2725342624231517088.post-4467387021920423782011-07-06T21:11:46.894+01:002011-07-06T21:11:46.894+01:00Anonymous and Sandra - I think the literary festiv...Anonymous and Sandra - I think the literary festival organisers who said slow down would agree with you. It's great to be desperate for the next one, especially books that can't be hurried. I think what they were saying is the volume of books printed these days and the fact that many publishers encourage a book a year means there's an overload and some of the books that come out are rushed, but needn't be. I was astonished when they said it, but thinking about it, I quite like the sentiment.Susannah Rickardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14533371458667245083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2725342624231517088.post-20369556818006876412011-07-06T14:40:11.268+01:002011-07-06T14:40:11.268+01:00I can understand the desperation for the next book...I can understand the desperation for the next book by a top favourite author to come out (I remember the agony waiting for the next Dorothy Dunnett, even though I knew they couldn't be rushed) but as well as to-be-read books I have an ever growing list of to-be-RE-read as I learn more about writing, AND because I often can't remember what they were about or like a few months/years down the line.Sandra Davieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11788472031698175632noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2725342624231517088.post-38142204335550741692011-07-05T14:06:44.260+01:002011-07-05T14:06:44.260+01:00This post baffles me as well! I am always thrilled...This post baffles me as well! I am always thrilled when a new Sophie Kinsella book comes out, it seems to take for ages. Same with the Teen Romance with Bite i've been reading (and i know other fans feel the same as me) - we are constantly checking Amazon, bemoaning the fact is is pre-order only or, worse, not written yet. Maggie Stiefvaters final part of a trilogy is out soon - must go and check the date again!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2725342624231517088.post-90006352307734536482011-07-05T13:50:55.882+01:002011-07-05T13:50:55.882+01:00oh....loads. Sarah Waters? Maggie Gee? I could go ...oh....loads. Sarah Waters? Maggie Gee? I could go on for days :)Caroline Greenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04708248040141519582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2725342624231517088.post-11494054693168862152011-07-04T23:28:34.904+01:002011-07-04T23:28:34.904+01:00Caroline, who are the authors you can't wait f...Caroline, who are the authors you can't wait for? I'd far rather wait five years for a new Hosseini than read one he'd forced out in a hurry (not that he would.) I think scarcity can be its own marketing ploy. <br /><br /> Helen - take your point about crime, though there's so much choice in that genre I don't often find myself short of choice. But do readers really forget about authors they read and loved or go elsewhere? I'd be surprised.Susannah Rickardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14533371458667245083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2725342624231517088.post-14048369346926545912011-07-04T22:58:16.464+01:002011-07-04T22:58:16.464+01:00Interesting stuff, Susannah. Some of the books I m...Interesting stuff, Susannah. Some of the books I most admire took a lot longer than one year and the books I would most want to write would take a lot longer too.Roderic Vincenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06519267912305907364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2725342624231517088.post-3652515405860246712011-07-04T17:26:35.343+01:002011-07-04T17:26:35.343+01:00I think that's a very strange thing for them t...I think that's a very strange thing for them to have said! I am a superfast reader though, so I guess this just slightly baffles me. If I love an author, I can't WAIT for their new book to come out.Caroline Greenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04708248040141519582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2725342624231517088.post-89929696146469698042011-07-04T15:59:47.408+01:002011-07-04T15:59:47.408+01:00Hi there, yes, this really strikes a chord with me...Hi there, yes, this really strikes a chord with me and I know that many writing friends are similar, they have stacks of books by their bedsides and not enough time to read. There is so much out there now, not just books but periodicals, online zine etc etc etc. I agree with Helen about it depending on the type of fiction but for literary fiction a book needs time to stew. It might be possible to write a decent book in a year but to write a great book... well, as you say, what do the publishers, and what do we want?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2725342624231517088.post-76442705751578270122011-07-04T15:59:45.156+01:002011-07-04T15:59:45.156+01:00Hi there, yes, this really strikes a chord with me...Hi there, yes, this really strikes a chord with me and I know that many writing friends are similar, they have stacks of books by their bedsides and not enough time to read. There is so much out there now, not just books but periodicals, online zine etc etc etc. I agree with Helen about it depending on the type of fiction but for literary fiction a book needs time to stew. It might be possible to write a decent book in a year but to write a great book... well, as you say, what do the publishers, and what do we want?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2725342624231517088.post-73932485196596373522011-07-04T14:26:21.818+01:002011-07-04T14:26:21.818+01:00Very thought-provoking. As a slow writer, I know ...Very thought-provoking. As a slow writer, I know that it takes time for me to discover where a book's going. It's a process. But it's also a product, once a book hits the market. And 'brands' have to stick in the memory and can be all too quickly forgotten. <br />SusiexSusie Nott-Bowerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08428000582406338267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2725342624231517088.post-7250783038209361882011-07-04T12:14:47.196+01:002011-07-04T12:14:47.196+01:00I think it might depend on your market. Certainly ...I think it might depend on your market. Certainly crime readers are voracious and if it's series they don't want to wait for more than a year.<br /><br />Take too long and your readership will go elsehwere (unless you're a huge name).<br />HB xHelen Blackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00266205672947750373noreply@blogger.com